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lloydmel
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I've been working out for about a year now and have been slow in losing weight... Like 2 pounds in the last year... lol... I know a lot of it is muscle, but it was partly due to an ACL tear and me going into overeating issues or me eating the wrong things when I clearly know better.
I'm an Air Force veteran who has two kids (one almost 5 year old son, and a 1 1/2 year old daughter). I gained most of my extra weight from my first pregnancy and never lost any of it; basically after he was about a year old I started gaining weight instead of losing any of it. I got pregant with my daughter and did well; only gained 11 pounds with her and ended up being about 10 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight by my 6 week check-up. So, I've been regularly going to the gym since she was about 6 months old and haven't really done well with losing weight. I can tell a big difference in my fitness level but it's just not going away.
I'm here with the hopes of tracking what I eat better and hoping that the support from all of the wonderful people on here will help me keep up my motivation.
I stay at home with my kids all day and go to the gym between 3 and 5 times a week; usually tuesday through friday. I haven't been doing as much cardio as maybe I should, but I cycle, pilates, yoga, and now I've added a barbell class. Hoping that the increased muscle will help me burn more calories.
Looking forward to doing some huge damage to this fat in this year
I'm an Air Force veteran who has two kids (one almost 5 year old son, and a 1 1/2 year old daughter). I gained most of my extra weight from my first pregnancy and never lost any of it; basically after he was about a year old I started gaining weight instead of losing any of it. I got pregant with my daughter and did well; only gained 11 pounds with her and ended up being about 10 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight by my 6 week check-up. So, I've been regularly going to the gym since she was about 6 months old and haven't really done well with losing weight. I can tell a big difference in my fitness level but it's just not going away.
I'm here with the hopes of tracking what I eat better and hoping that the support from all of the wonderful people on here will help me keep up my motivation.
I stay at home with my kids all day and go to the gym between 3 and 5 times a week; usually tuesday through friday. I haven't been doing as much cardio as maybe I should, but I cycle, pilates, yoga, and now I've added a barbell class. Hoping that the increased muscle will help me burn more calories.
Looking forward to doing some huge damage to this fat in this year

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I know it has helped me alot to keep track of what I eat. Once you know how much it really takes to burn it off, you make better choices. Feel free to add me as I also have the baby weight times 2 to lose. We can help keep each other on track.
Good Luck0
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